Lectures and Presentations

  • 5/3 Trends in Occupational Medicine Lecture Wednesday

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

    "MANAGE AT WORK: RCT of an employer-sponsored psycho-educational program for workers with chronic or episodic illness." 

    Speaker: William S. Shaw, Ph.D.

    Wednesday, May 3, noon to 1 p.m.

    Outpatient Pavilion, 2nd Floor Large Conference Room

    Target Audience:  occupational health professionals, primary care physicians and practitioners, health promotion professionals, health policy specialists.

    Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):

    1. Describe current trends in the prevalence of chronic health conditions in the US workforce.
    2. Describe the fundamental principles and elements of pain and illness self-management programs.
    3. Discuss barriers for implementing peer support and counseling programs in the workplace setting for workers with chronic or episodic illness.
    For more information, contact: Lisa Rusch at lisa.rusch@uconn.edu